Archives for April 2022

San Diego State’s Matt Araiza set a new NCAA record by averaging 51.2 yards per punt last season, and that will almost certainly get him drafted next week. But Araiza was also San Diego State’s field goal kicker, and he wants to do more than just punt in the NFL. However, Araiza says NFL teams [more] … [Read more...] about Punter prospect Matt Araiza would like to kick field goals too, but NFL teams don’t expect it

The Jaguars were busy early in free agency and one of the first players they went after was tight end Evan Engram. Engram was a 2017 first-round pick by the Giants and he signed a one-year, $9 million deal to join wide receivers Christian Kirk and Zay Jones as new additions to the passing game [more] … [Read more...] about Press Taylor: Evan Engram will create headaches for opposing defenses

The Washington Commanders needed a new head trainer after placing Ryan Vermillion on administrative leave last year and they found one in a former member of the team’s training staff. Al Bellamy was named the team’s head trainer on Monday. Bellamy has spent the last nine years at Temple, but worked for Washington for 13 [more] … [Read more...] about Commanders hire Al Bellamy as head trainer

As the draft approaches, a sense is building that quarterbacks may be shut out of the top 10. A team with two picks in the second 10 could be paying close attention. Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune believes that, if the Saints go with a quarterback in round one, the guy they take [more] … [Read more...] about If Saints go quarterback, could they take Kenny Pickett?